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Army of Darkness

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Army of Darkness (1992)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:27

Rotten:9

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 57 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Through a magic spell, Ash, a modern-day discount-store employee, finds himself back in the middle ages. Given the key to return home by an alchemist, he bungles the incantation and, instead,... Through a magic spell, Ash, a modern-day discount-store employee, finds himself back in the middle ages. Given the key to return home by an alchemist, he bungles the incantation and, instead, releases the forces of darkness. Now Ash has one job to do before transporting to the future: defeat the army of the evil dead... if they don't defeat him first. [More]

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz, Marcus Gilbert, Ian Abercrombie, Richard Grove

Director: Sam Raimi

Director: Sam Raimi
Screenwriter: Sam Raimi, Ivan Raimi
Composer: Danny Elfman

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I'll probably take heat for saying so, but this flick kind of sucks.

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment 1 Comment
09/11/09
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

This is old-fashioned fun until the climactic battle, which almost comes across like routine bone piling after all the flights of fancy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/29/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

Raimi and his camera never slow down, which is good because many of the gags don't stand up to scrutiny.

Full Review Source: LarsenOnFilm | comment Comment
05/28/09
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm

a director, Raimi's strength lies in his manic inventiveness %u2013 which is somewhat in abeyance here, as he tries injecting some traditional plot elements into the old formula.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
03/09/09
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

Camp isn't just an undercurrent here--it's the grindhouse force that drives the movie, with Bruce Campbell clearly happy behind the wheel.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
08/01/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Raimi approaches this scenario as if someone had given him a deep pail of Magic Markers and told him to draw the ultimate comic book.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A bloody and fairly lifeless witch's brew of medievalism, Jonathan Swift and the Three Stooges.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment 1 Comment
08/14/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

A masterpiece of lunacy and oddball creativity.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

To watch the movie is to join its chaotic flow of hyperactive energy.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
04/29/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

No review available.

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01/07/05
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Army of Darkness s’impose comme un film diablement amusant, un summum dans le genre et à seulement quelques échelons d’Evil Dead II

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
10/31/04
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama
N/R

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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03/11/04
Matt Kelemen
Matt Kelemen
Las Vegas CityLife

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03/04/04
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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02/24/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

[W]ickedly witty...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
10/31/03
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Die-hard horror buffs beware: 'Army' gives the genre a giant 'Three Stooges'-style slap to the face.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
09/03/03
Dan Fazio
Dan Fazio
Citysearch

No review available.

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08/01/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

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07/31/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
 
 
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